Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in theory and practice, this this substantially revised and extended edition is the most in-depth and wide-ranging textbook available on person-centred psychotherapy and counselling. Divided into four parts, it examines the theoretical, philosophical and historical foundations of the person-centred approach; the fundamental principles of person-centred practice and applications of person-centred practice; how person-centred conceptualisations and practices can be applied to groups of clients who bring particular issues to therapy; and, finally, professional issues for person-centred therapists, such as ethics, supervision and training.Written by a diverse range of expert contributors, unified by a more relational, ethics-based reading of person-centred theory and practice, this is a comprehensive, cutting-edge resource for students on all advanced level person-centred courses, as well as for a wide range of professional practitioners in the field.New to this Edition:- A new, introductory chapter looking at contemporary challenges and opportunities for growth for the person-centred world - Nine further new chapters, including work with children and young people, older clients, arts-based therapies, addiction and bereavement, spiritual dimensions, contact and perception, working integratively, global and political implications- Increased use of text learning features to make the chapters more accessible and engaging - A greater focus on actual practice, with more case studies and examples of therapistclient dialogues Increased reference to research - A general updating of all chapters to include all relevant references
Preface; M.Cooper, M.O'Hara, P.F.Schmid & A.Bohart Person-Centred Therapy Today; M.Cooper, M.O'Hara, P.Schmid & A.Bohart The Basic Conditions of the Facilitative Therapeutic Relationship; C.Rogers PART I: THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS Origins and Unfolding; G.T.Barrett-Lennard Family of Person-Centred and Experiential Therapies; P.Sanders Ethical and Relational Foundations; P.F.Schmid The Actualising Person; A.Bohart Experiential Phenomenological Foundations; M.Cooper & A.Bohart Developmental and Personality Theory; M.Cooper Spiritual Dimensions; M.van Kalmthout PART II: THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE Psychological Contact; G. Wyatt Empathy; E.Freire Unconditional Positive Regard; J.D.Bozarth Congruence; J.Cornelius-White Therapeutic Presence; S.Geller Working with Groups; P.F.Schmid & M.O'Hara Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy: Connecting Body, Mind, and Spirit; N.Rogers Integration In Person-Centered Psychotherapies; D.Cain PART III: WHAT CLIENTS BRING TO THERAPY Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counselling with Children and Young People; M.Behr, D.Hoelldampf & S.McGinnis Couples and Families; C.J.O'Leary & M.B.Johns Older Adults; A.Washburn & S.Humboldt Grief and Bereavement; D.Larson Clients with Contact-Impaired Functioning; D.Van Werde & G.Prouty Working with Difficult and Fragile Process; L.Carrick & S.Joseph A Person-Centred Approach to Addiction Treatment; J.Roland Fleck PART IV: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Setting up Practice and the Therapeutic Framework; R.Worsley Assessment and Formulation; E.Gillon Ethics in Practice in Person-Centered Therapy; G.Proctor & S.Keys Counselling Across Difference and Diversity; C.Lago & T.Hirai Supervision; E.Lambers Research; R.Elliott Social Change and Cultural Leadership; M.O'Hara Resources; R.J.Takens.
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